![According to a review of reports by the NTSB, about 90 percent of accidents it studied involve a weather component. [Credit: Meg Godlewski]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_4411.jpeg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
Even With Better Tools, Pilots Make Same Mistakes
Most accidents involve a weather component, exposing flaws in pilot training and information delivery.
NTSB accident investigation
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![Almost two years to the day, the NTSB has released the final report on the investigation into the crash of the Cessna 177RG that killed Richard McSpadden (pictured), the head of AOPA’s Air Safety Institute and former NFL player Russ Francis. [Credit: AVweb]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/16698979_web1_PLANE-CRASH-EXAM-002.jpg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
NTSB Blames Partial Power Loss and Abrupt Maneuver for Fatal Cessna Crash
Final report details 2023 accident that killed AOPA’s Richard McSpadden and former NFL player Russ Francis.
NTSB Determines Probable Cause of Door Plug Accident
Agency cites Boeing for inadequate training, guidance, and oversight in January 2024 Alaska Airlines incident.
NTSB Releases Final Report on Crash That Prompted Panic, Killed 4
Small airplane breached restricted airspace over Washington, D.C., forcing NORAD to scramble F-16 fighter jets.
NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on New York Helicopter Accident
Agency is scrutinizing video from the sightseeing tour crash that killed the pilot and a family of five in April.
NTSB’s Final Report Leaves Unanswered Questions in Copilot’s Fatal Fall
Investigators could not definitively determine whether copilot Charles Crooks fell or jumped to his death during the emergency landing of a CASA C-212 in July 2022.
NTSB: Witness Provides Details Leading Up to Fatal T-34 Crash
Former Apollo astronaut William Anders’ flybys of a friend’s home may have contributed to the crash, the safety agency said in a preliminary report.
NTSB Revises Probable Cause of 2018 Citation Crash
Upon review, investigators determined that Tamarack winglets were not a factor.
NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Florida Jet Accident
The crew reported loss of oil pressure before the accident.
At Least 2 Killed in Florida Challenger Accident
The business jet came down on Interstate 75 in Naples.
